A district court in Osaka, western Japan, has ordered the central government to grant refugee status to a Ugandan woman who says she fled to Japan as she was persecuted for being homosexual. (NHK)

The hot springs at Tsuchiyu Onsen are beloved by bathers but also power a small geothermal plant, making use of an abundant yet barely tapped green energy source in Japan. (AFP)

The idea of humanoid robots has been around for decades. But, with this ever evolving world this idea as of now, is not just an idea but a reality. (Motech)

Japan has stood out as potentially the most honest country in the world. A place where most stolen items are returned to their rightful owners. So will other countries take inspiration from the Japanese? (WION)

In what has been deemed a rare and landmark case, Japanese labor authorities have recognized Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) harassment as a work-related disease eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for the first time. (jdsupra.com)

A survey result shows that some electric rice cookers that claim to reduce the level of carbohydrate do not meet their advertised reductions. (TV Asahi News)

Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Chaim Bloom made two notable moves this offseason following a disappointing last-place finish in the AL East division. (newsonjapan.com)

This Japanese artist has a mission to revive Okinawa’s Indigenous body art tradition called hajichi. (Al Jazeera)

Japan's Upper House has stripped a member of the chamber of his status as a lawmaker for failing to attend a single Diet session. (NHK)

Japan's top companies offered their largest pay increases in a quarter century on Wednesday, as the outcome of annual labour talks showed Japan Inc heeding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's calls for higher wages to counter a surge in inflation. (nasdaq.com)

Kura Sushi, a major conveyor-belt sushi chain in Japan, has introduced a new function to its AI camera system, which it said will help detect and alert staff to suspicious behaviour. (South China Morning Post)

In the many ways that Japan stands out, there is one particular thing that makes it completely unique. Despite having a population of 125 million people, it is the only country in the world that has a homeless population rate of almost 0%, something that was previously considered impossible. (Explained with Dom)

米国株は日本株よりもリターンが大きいため、うまく投資すれば大きな利益を得ることができます。 (newsonjapan.com)

In this article I’ll tell you the 4 tips I used to pass the Jet Programme interview not once but twice! (jobsinjapan.com)

Cherry blossoms have started blooming in Japan's capital. This is one of the earliest blooms since records began 70 years ago. (NHK)

The number of women committing suicide in Japan increased for the third straight year in 2022, rising 67 from the previous year to 7,135, government data showed Tuesday, with the upward trend apparently fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)

Japan has granted a long-term visa to an American man who married his same-sex Japanese partner in the United States, in what his representative called on Monday a "breakthrough" move in a country that does not recognize same-sex marriage. (Japan Today)

Japan's Cabinet approved a bill Tuesday to recognize a sexual violation even in the absence of physical violence or coercion and raise the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, as part of reforms to the country's Penal Code. (Kyodo)

The Metaverse is taking a toll on the market. The high craze for this advanced technology proves it all! (newsonjapan.com)

A Japanese woman at the center of a disturbing video that shows her being nonconsensually groped by a group of males in New Delhi, India, has spoken out after the terrifying encounter. (yahoo.com)

Aum Shinrikyo. A doomsday cult responsible for one of the deadliest attacks in Japanese history. (VICE)

Chef Kenichi Chen, famous for his appearances on the popular TV series “Ryouri no Tetsujin” (Iron Chef), died in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 67. (The Japan News)

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature who was also known as a campaigner for the pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, has died of old age, publisher Kodansha said Monday. He was 88. (Nikkei)

Today, we're trying the coolest bus in Japan! This bus serves a GOURMET 5-course meal! (Mrs Eats)

A Tokyo court ordered Monday that the case against a former professional boxer, who was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder case in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, be retried. (Kyodo)